EP2481563B1 - Mécanisme de barre sans serrage et procédé de fabrication d'un sac en papier - Google Patents

Mécanisme de barre sans serrage et procédé de fabrication d'un sac en papier Download PDF

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EP2481563B1
EP2481563B1 EP12151129.9A EP12151129A EP2481563B1 EP 2481563 B1 EP2481563 B1 EP 2481563B1 EP 12151129 A EP12151129 A EP 12151129A EP 2481563 B1 EP2481563 B1 EP 2481563B1
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Noe Yanez Castro
Cipriano Hinojosa
Guadelupe Acevedo
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  • the present invention relates generally to a mechanism and method for manufacturing paper bags. More specifically, the invention relates to a clampless bar mechanism and method for manufacturing paper bags.
  • Paper bags are often made with a bag making system from a roll or web of paper.
  • the bag making system forms, folds and pastes the paper web into finished paper bags.
  • a bag making machine While making a bag, a bag making machine must grasp parts of the paper bag to facilitate folding and sealing the bottom of the paper bag.
  • One method commonly used to grasp the bags uses clamps with corresponding tucker blades. These clamps typically crease the face of the paper bag, detracting from the appearance of the face of the bag.
  • the bags may be hand-made. While hand-made bags may be visually appealing, they are labor intensive and can be expensive to make. What is needed is a mechanism and method for machine making paper bags without causing the crease mark in the face of the paper bag.
  • US 1,058,806 describes a bag bottoming machine for forming bottoms on tubular bag blanks. A technique is described in which one end of each blank is first diamond folded and then flat folded, while being supported by a rotary folding cylinder or blank support.
  • DE 1082104 describes a device for manufacturing the bottoms of paper bags.
  • a working cylinder is provided in which both ends of the cylinder face tool carriers.
  • the tool carriers are displaceable by means of a drive in the direction of the cylinder axis.
  • the present invention relates to a bag bottoming mechanism comprising a bottoming drum having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall disposed therebetween, a bar affixed to the bottoming drum, the bar having a first end and a second end, a first guide block attached to the first end of the bar and a second guide block attached to the second end of the bar, a first slideable finger attached to the first guide block and a second slideable finger attached to the second guide block, and a first actuating mechanism communicating with the first slideable finger for actuating the first slideable finger, and a second actuating mechanism communicating with the second slideable finger for actuating the second slideable finger.
  • a bag bottoming mechanism comprising a bottoming drum having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall disposed therebetween, a first cut gusseted tube securing mechanism disposed between the first end and the second end of the bottoming drum, a second cut gusseted tube securing mechanism having a first slideable finger disposed on the first end of the bottoming drum and a second slideable finger disposed on the second end of the bottoming drum opposite the first slideable finger, and a first actuating mechanism communicating with the first slideable finger for actuating the first slideable finger and a second actuating mechanism communicating with the second slideable finger for actuating the second slideable finger.
  • a method of closing the bottom of a cut gusseted tube to form a paper bag comprising gripping a leading end of a cut gusseted tube with a gripper affixed to a bottoming drum of a paper bag making machine, sliding at least one first slideable finger over the cut gusseted tube to hold the cut gusseted tube between the first slideable finger and the bottoming drum located on the paper bag making machine, rotating the bottoming drum, applying paste to the cut gusseted tube while the cut gusseted tube rotates with the bottoming drum, folding a cut gusseted tube inner flap with a bottom closing roller, folding a cut gusseted tube outer flap, and discharging a bag.
  • bags refers to paper bags.
  • Paper bags can be made from many different types of materials, including brown kraft, clay coat, laminated materials, white kraft, and recycled paper, among other paper materials.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic of a bag making system 100.
  • a rollstand 102 supports a spindle 104 on which a paper roll 108 is mounted.
  • a web end section 108 contains two primary systems, an interply pasting system 110 and a seam pasting system 112.
  • a laminator 114 is used with the interply pasting system when running two or three-ply bags.
  • a rotating paste section applies a glue pattern to the inner surface of the paper ply (or plies). The pasted plies are compressed as they run between rollers in the web end.
  • the seam pasting system 112 applies a continuous line of paste to the edge of each paper ply.
  • a bag making machine 101 is part of the bag making system 100.
  • a former section 116 contains devices that form the flat sheet of paper into a gusseted tube.
  • a paper guide bracket and former rib begin forming the sheet into a tube.
  • Side tucking plates and former plates begin the formation of the two side gussets.
  • Weighted rollers compress the overlapped seam to complete the tube seam.
  • Two slitter knives and a lip knife 118 place cuts in the tube at prescribed positions.
  • Drawrolls 130 have two solid cylinders with knurled outer surfaces to provide the required grip and pressure to advance the tube. The drawrolls pull the paper web(s) from the rollstand(s), through the web end and former sections, and advance the tube to the transfer cylinder as a cutoff cylinder cuts the tube.
  • Cutoff cylinders 140 sever the gusseted tube from the paper web and provide the correct tube length.
  • Transfer cylinders 150 transport the cut gusseted tube from the cutoff cylinders to the scoring cylinder.
  • a scoring station 160 places two creases (scores) widthwise across the cut gusseted tube.
  • the cut gusseted tube is transported on a rotating bottoming drum 170 while the bottom of the cut gusseted tube is opened, pasted, closed, and pressed.
  • the bottoming drum can have one, two, three or four stations, or more, the number of stations dictating the number of bags made per bottoming drum revolution.
  • An opening cylinder 180 rotates above the bottoming drum while its fingers extend into the upper face of the cut gusseted tube. Once the bottom of the cut gusseted tube is opened, the fingers retract to allow the cut gusseted tube to continue on the bottoming drum.
  • a bottom folder 190 folds the open bottom down against the bottoming drum as the cut gusseted tube leaves the opening cylinder.
  • a bottom paste section 200 applies a U-shaped paste pattern to the open bottom of the cut gusseted tube.
  • a tucking cylinder 210 contains tucking blades which force the open bottom portion into open first and second bottoming drum clamps.
  • a bottom closing section 220 comprises of a bottom closing roller and stationary bottom closing plate. Two stripping plates direct the completed bags away from the bottoming drum and into bag carrier belts 250. The bag carrier belts 250 transfer the bags from the bag machine to a delivery table for inspection.
  • FIG. 5B shows a gusseted tube 251 formed from a continuous web of paper by the web end 108 of the bag making system and the former section 116 of the bag making machine.
  • the gusseted tube has gusseted sides 252 and 253, a pasted seam 254, an upper ply leading end 256, and a lower ply leading end 255.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cut gusseted tube 288 cut from a gusseted tube 251.
  • the cut gusseted tube 288 has a cut gusseted tube length 262, a completed bag length 264, an inner flap 266, an outer flap 268, bottom side folds 270, and paste pattern 272.
  • This cut gusseted tub 288 also has a crease line 274 created by a first clamp (described later) and a fold line 271.
  • FIG. 3 shows a bag 260 after the inner flap 266 and the outer flap 268 have been folded and pasted.
  • a front face 276 of a bag 275 is interrupted by a crease 278 caused by the second bottoming drum clamp.
  • FIG. 5A shows a bag 280 made by a method of the invention.
  • a front face 282 of the bag is smooth with no crease caused by a second clamp.
  • FIG. 6 shows a bag making machine described in U.S. Patent 2,126,920 , which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • FIG. 6 shows a bag making machine described in U.S. Patent 2,126,920 .
  • the bag making machine 101 receives a previously gusseted tube as shown in FIG. 5B .
  • the uncut gusseted tube passes through an upper cutoff cylinder 3 and a lower cutoff cylinder 4 where the gusseted tube is cut by a knife 5 to a predetermined length determined by the diameter of the cutoff cylinders.
  • Transfer cylinders 6 and 7 move the cut gusseted tube forward towards upper scoring discs 15 and lower scoring cylinder 19.
  • a rotating scoring mechanism comprises a thin scoring blade 13 mounted on an adjustable shaft 14 carried in discs 15 on a shaft 16.
  • the lower disc cylinder 19 carries an abutment 22 which cooperates with a movable jaw 17.
  • the blade 13 depresses the wall of the cut gusseted tube length between the jaw 17 and the abutment 22.
  • the scoring discs 15 and cylinder 19 release the tube after the scoring operation is completed, and the cut gusseted tube is forwarded by the rotating scoring mechanism between opening discs 27 and cooperating lower cylinder 28.
  • a cam-and-spring operated gripper 30 carried by one of the discs 27 takes hold of upper ply leading end 256 of the cut gusseted tube, clamping it against cooperating abutment 32 on a shaft 33 to which the discs 27 are mounted.
  • a bottoming drum 314 is mounted to a shaft 50 and carries a plurality of center grippers 290 which are adapted to grip lower ply leading end 255 of the cut gusseted tube as the cut gusseted tube comes up to the bottoming drum.
  • Center gripper 290 grips the lower ply leading end 255 of the cut gusseted tube against a cooperating abutment 291.
  • the bottom of the cut gusseted tube is opened as the bottoming drum rotates in the direction of arrow 312 while the center gripper 290 holds the lower ply leading end 255 of the cut gusseted tube and the gripper 30 holds the upper ply leading end 256 of the cut gusseted tube.
  • These grippers are affixed to the bottoming drum and are spring actuated and cam released.
  • the gripper 30 releases its hold and the upper ply leading end 256 of the cut gusseted tube is engaged by a stationary curved finger 55, thus holding the cut gusseted tube open.
  • the finger 55 remains in contact with the upper ply leading end of the cut gusseted tube until fingers 56 descend to flatten the partially open cut gusseted tube against the bottoming drum.
  • the function of the fingers 56 is to fold over and fold down the edges of the cut gusseted tube, resulting in a folded cut gusseted tube as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the fingers 56 are carried by a short arm 58 adjustably mounted on a rod 59, which is moved by way of a lever 60 having a cam follower riding on a cam 61.
  • the fingers 56 are curved to the contour of the bottoming drum.
  • the cut gusseted tube which now has been folded and which is being held by center gripper 290, advances to and under a segmented roller 62, where it is subjected to a further ironing or flattening operation.
  • the roller 62 may be a non-segmented roller.
  • the cut gusseted tube now advances to the pasting and tucking mechanisms.
  • the bottom tucking mechanism comprises tucking blades 67 and 68, a first clamp 284 and a second clamp 286.
  • the bottoming drum 314 holds three pairs of such clamps, but fewer or more pairs of clamps may be used.
  • the first clamp 284 and second clamp 286 are spring-closed and cam-released.
  • the first clamp 284 and the second clamp 286 are held closed by their respective springs.
  • the cam followers that actuate the clamps ride up on a cam lobe (not shown), the clamps are opened so they are in the open position when they arrive at the cooperating tucking blades 67 and 68.
  • the tucking blade 67 first engages the cut gusseted tube width and forces the cut gusseted tube toward the bottoming drum between first clamp 284 and cooperating abutment 72, and the first clamp closes.
  • the tucking blade 68 forces the cut gusseted tube between the second clamp 286 and its cooperating abutment 73, and the second clamp closes.
  • the second clamp causes crease 278 shown in bag 275, FIG. 4 , when it clamps the cut gusseted tube.
  • Clamping the cut gusseted tube in the second clamp causes inner flap 266 to spring outwardly from the bottoming drum, as shown in FIG. 8A .
  • the gripper 290 continues to hold outer flap 268, so it does not yet spring outwardly from the bottoming drum.
  • the cut gusseted tube then moves to paste-applying station 41 where paste 75 is applied to the face.
  • FIGS. 8A-8D show a detailed operation of the bottom closing roller folding an inner flap.
  • bottom closing roller 318 folds the inner flap
  • the outer flap 268 continues to be gripped and held down by center gripper 290.
  • the center gripper 290 will have released the outer flap, and the outer flap will spring outwardly away from the bottoming drum and be engaged by bottom closing plate 326.
  • the center gripper 290 may release prior to the folding of the inner flap.
  • the bottom closing plate 326 folds the outer flap 268 against the previously folded inner flap 266.
  • the first clamp 284 then releases the cut gusseted tube, and as the cut gusseted tube continues to advance, fingers 98 strip the completed bag from the rotating bottoming drum.
  • the bag passes between the fingers 98 and a belt 102, continuing to move forward between pressing belt 105 and belt 102.
  • the bag is then discharged onto discharge belt 103.
  • FIG. 7 shows an exploded view of a cut gusseted tube 288 disposed on a bottoming drum 314.
  • the bottoming drum has a center gripper 290, a first clamp 284, and a second clamp 286.
  • a tucker blade mechanism 292 rotates on a shaft 294 and has a tucker bracket 296 and a tucker blade 298.
  • the tucker blade 298, connected to the tucker bracket 296 rotating in the direction of arrow 300, will push a first creasing area 302 of the cut gusseted tube 288 into an open clamp area 304 of the first clamp 284.
  • a second tucker blade (not shown) connected to a second tucker bracket (not shown) also affixed to the shaft 294 and rotating in the direction of arrow 300, will push a second creasing area 306 into an open clamp area 310 of the second clamp 286.
  • the second clamp 286 grips the cut gusseted tube 288, it creases the front face of the bag as shown by crease 278 in FIG. 4 .
  • FIGS. 8A through 8D show the typical operations for closing the bottom of a cut gusseted tube using a bottoming drum with a first and second clamp.
  • the first clamp 284 and the second clamp 286 have clamped onto the cut gusseted tube 288 at the first creasing area 302 and second creasing area 306, causing the inner flap 266 and the outer flap 268 of the cut gusseted tube to protrude outwardly from the bottoming drum.
  • the outer flap 268 protrudes outwardly after the center gripper 290 has released the outer flap, which may occur at any time after the first clamp 284 has secured the cut gusseted tube 288 to the bottoming drum 314.
  • the bottoming drum 314 rotates in the direction of arrow 312.
  • the bottom closing roller 318 attached to the chain of a bottom closing mechanism (not shown), moves in the direction of arrow 320.
  • the bottom closing roller 318 typically moves about four times as fast as the bottoming drum.
  • the bottom closing roller 318 moving faster than the bottoming drum 314, folds the inner flap 266 of the cut gusseted tube 288 as it pushes the inner flap 266 downward.
  • the second clamp 286 opens causing the inner flap 266 to spring against the roller.
  • the bottom closing roller 318 continues to move in the direction of arrow 324, away from the bottoming drum.
  • the outer flap 268 continues to move forward with the bottoming drum in the direction of arrow 312.
  • a stationary bottom closing plate 326 pushes the outer flap 268 against the inner flap 266.
  • a paper bag bottoming mechanism using a clampless device 350 in place of the second clamp is used to make a bag without the crease 278 caused by the second clamp.
  • a bag with a smooth face 282 as shown in FIG. 5A may be produced.
  • the clampless bar mechanism 350 includes a bar 360 having a first end 362 and a second end 364.
  • a first guide block 366 is attached to the first end 362 and a second guide block 368 is attached to the second end 364.
  • the first guide block 366 has a first actuating mechanism communicating with a first slideable finger 372 for actuating the first slideable finger 372 back and forth in the direction of arrow 374.
  • the second guide block 368 has a second actuating mechanism communicating with a second slideable finger 378 for actuating the second slideable finger 378 back and forth in the direction of arrow 380.
  • the first actuating mechanism is a pneumatic cylinder 370 and the second actuating mechanism is a pneumatic cylinder 376.
  • the first slideable finger 372 is slideably attached to the first guide block 362, and the second slideable finger 378 is slideably attached to the second guide block 368.
  • Ports 392 and 394 provide pressurized air receiving and exhausting capabilities required for operating the first slideable finger 372 by way of the pneumatic cylinder 370
  • ports 396 and 398 provide pressurized air receiving and exhausting capabilities required for operating the second slideable finger 378 by way of pneumatic cylinder 376.
  • Other mechanisms instead of pneumatic actuators, such as solenoids or linear electric actuators, may also be used to operate the slideable fingers 372 and 378.
  • the slideable fingers 372 and 378 in FIG. 9A are shown in the retracted position. The distance 382 is approximately the width of the bag being produced.
  • FIG. 9B shows a top view of the clampless bar mechanism 350
  • FIG. 9C shows a side view of the clampless bar mechanism
  • FIG. 9D shows an end view of the clampless bar mechanism.
  • the first guide block 366 and the second guide block 368 are attached to the bar 360 by way of connections 384, 386, 388, and 390.
  • the connections may be bolts or other connection mechanisms suitable for connecting the guide blocks to the bar.
  • the guide blocks may be removably affixed to the bar or they may be permanently affixed to the bar. If the guide blocks are removably affixed, then various lengths of bars similar to bar 360 may be used with the guide blocks to produce bags of varying widths.
  • the first and second guide blocks may be integral with the bar, and the slideable fingers and pneumatic cylinders may be connected directly to the bar.
  • FIG. 10 shows the electrical and pneumatic schematic diagram of a typical operating system utilizing three clampless bar mechanisms disposed on a bottoming drum.
  • Cylinders 370 and 376 are mounted on the first and second guide blocks of a first bar
  • cylinders 456 and 458 are mounted on the first and second guide blocks of a second bar
  • cylinders 460 and 462 are mounted on the first and second guide blocks of a third bar.
  • the valves, switches, air lines, air line connections and cylinders described below for a first clamp controlling mechanism 502 are similar to a second clamp controlling mechanism 504 and to a third clamp controlling mechanism 506. Additional clamp controlling mechanism would also have similar components.
  • An air line 466 connects an electric valve 468 to an air manifold 464.
  • Air line 470 connects the electric valve 468 to first switch 472 and first valve 474.
  • the electric valve 468 is used to turn on and off the pressurized air supply to the air line 470.
  • another type of valve may be used, such as a gate valve, a ball valve, or a pneumatically controlled valve. In another embodiment, no valve is used.
  • An air filter, a regulator, or a combination thereof 484 may be installed in the air line 470.
  • the first switch 472 is operated by cam follower 486.
  • the cam follower rides on a cam adjacent to the bottoming drum, and the cam provides the proper timing for activating the pneumatic cylinders 370 and 376 by way of the first switch 472.
  • Other types of synchronizing devices may also be used, such as reed switches, or electrical timing mechanisms.
  • the first switch 472 could be an electrically operated pneumatic valve. Air line 492 connects the outlet port of first switch 472 to an inlet port of valve 474. Air line 498 connects a working port on valve 474 to the cylinder bottom end ports 392 and 396 of the cylinders 370 and 376, and an air line 500 connects another working port on valve 474 to the cylinder head end ports 394 and 398 of cylinders 370 and 376.
  • pressurized air is provided to the first switch 472 and to the valve 474 through the air line 470.
  • pressurized air is supplied through air line 500 to the head ends of the cylinders, causing the cylinder rod to retract.
  • the slideable fingers affixed to the cylinder rods are then also in a retracted position.
  • the cam is configured with lobes so that cam follower rides up on a lobe at the predetermined time when the slideable fingers should extend to secure the cut gusseted tube to the bottoming drum.
  • the first switch 472 causes pressurized air to flow through air line 492, causing the valve 474 to provide pressurized air to line 498 and to exhaust air from the ports 394 and 398 through air line 500.
  • Pressurized air running through line 498 causes the cylinders to extend, pushing the slideable fingers over the cut gusseted tube.
  • the first switch 472 closes, stopping pressurized air from entering line 492.
  • the valve 474 will then allow the air in the bottom end of the cylinder to exhaust through ports 392 and 396 and line 498 and will provide pressurized air through air line 500, thus causing the cylinders and slideable fingers to retract.
  • FIG. 11 shows a bag making machine 103 which is similar to bag making machine 101 of FIG. 6 , except that bag making machine 103 has the second clamp replaced by the clampless bar mechanism 350.
  • the bottoming drum has a first cut gusseted tube securing mechanism and a second cut gusseted tube securing mechanism.
  • the first cut gusseted tube securing mechanism is the first clamp 284 and the second cut gusseted tube securing mechanism is the clampless bar mechanism 350.
  • the first clamp 284 is held closed by its respective springs.
  • the cam follower that actuates the clamp rides up on a cam (not shown)
  • the clamp is opened so it is in the open position when it arrives at the cooperating tucking blade 67.
  • the slideable fingers 372 and 378 of the clampless bar mechanism 350 are in the retracted position.
  • the tucking blade 67 first engages the face of the cut gusseted tube width and forces the cut gusseted tube toward the bottoming drum between first clamp 284 and cooperating abutment 72, and the first clamp closes.
  • the second tucking blade has been removed from its tucker bracket 69.
  • a synchronizing device such as a cam and cam follower, reed switch, or other device that can synchronize operations, operates the first switch 472.
  • Closing the first switch 472 causes the slideable fingers to extend, slide over the cut gusseted tube, and hold the cut gusseted tube to the bottoming drum. The cut gusseted tube then moves to the paste-applying station 41, where paste 75 is applied to the face.
  • the inner flap 266 is then folded.
  • a second clamp is not holding the cut gusseted tube, so the inner flap does not extend outwardly from the bottoming drum. Therefore, a pressurized air device having an air inlet and outlet, such as an air knife or a hollow tube with air outlet holes disposed along the tube, is used to lift the inner flap outwardly so that it can be caught and folded by the bottom closing roller 318.
  • This method of bottoming the bag is described later and is shown in detail in FIGS. 16A-16E .
  • Other components, such as fingers, may be used to lift the inner flap.
  • the bottom closing roller 318 carried by a chain 84 moves downwardly at a higher speed than the cut gusseted tube.
  • the bottom closing roller folds the inner flap 266 against the bottom side folds 270, after the inner flap 266 has been blown away from the bottoming drum.
  • the first switch 472 is then opened by the synchronizing device, causing the slideable fingers to retract.
  • the center gripper 290 While the bottom closing roller 318 folds the inner flap, the outer flap 268 continues to be gripped and held down by center gripper 290. By the time the folding of the inner flap is completed, the center gripper 290 will have released the outer flap, and the outer flap will spring outwardly away from the bottoming drum and be engaged by bottom closing plate 326. Alternatively, the center gripper 290 may release prior to the folding of the inner flap. As the cut gusseted tube continues to move forward on the bottoming drum, the bottom closing plate 326 folds the outer flap against the previously folded inner flap.
  • the first clamp 284 then releases the cut gusseted tube.
  • fingers 98 strip the bag from the rotating bottoming drum.
  • the bag passes between the fingers 98 and belt 102, continuing to move forward between pressing belt 105 and belt 102.
  • the completed bag is then discharged onto discharge belt 103.
  • FIG. 12 is an exploded view the clampless bar mechanism 350 with the first clamp 284 and with the bar 360 affixed to the bottoming drum 314.
  • the bottoming drum has a first end 315, a second end 317, and a sidewall 319 disposed therebetween.
  • the bottoming drum may have one, two, three or more sets of first clamps and clampless bar mechanisms disposed on it between the first end 315 and the second end 317.
  • the second gusseted tube securing mechanism may be a first guide block 366 with an actuator and a first slideable finger 372 disposed on the first end 315 of the bottoming drum and a second guide block 368 with an actuator and second slideable finger 378 disposed on the second end 317 of the bottoming drum opposite the first guide block 366.
  • the actuators may be integral with the guide blocks.
  • FIG. 13 shows the bottoming drum 314 after it has picked up a cut gusseted tube 288.
  • the first clamp 284 has secured the lower portion of the cut gusseted tube, creating the crease 274 and the outwardly extending outer flap 268.
  • the center gripper 290 may continue to hold the outer flap 268 against the bottoming drum 314 after the first clamp 284 has secured the cut gusseted tube.
  • the slideable fingers of the clampless bar mechanism 350 have secured the cut gusseted tube at fold line 271 ( FIG. 2 ), which separates the bottom side folds 270 from the inner flap 266.
  • FIG. 14 is a front view of the bottoming drum 314 after it has picked up a cut gusseted tube 288.
  • the slideable fingers 372 and 378 are shown extended over the bottom side folds 270.
  • a fold line 271 shows where the inner flap 266 will fold over and be glued to the side folds 270.
  • FIG. 15 is an exploded view of the clampless device 350 replacing the second clamp.
  • a cut gusseted tube 288 has the outer flap 268 extending below the first clamp 284 and the inner flap 266 extending above the clampless bar mechanism 350.
  • a pressurized air device 352 has an air inlet 353 and an air outlet 355 and is located adjacent the bottom drum to a structure (not shown) blows air in the direction of arrow 354 as the bottoming drum 314 rotates in the direction of arrow 312.
  • the pressurized air device may blow air continuously, or it may blow air intermittently according to predetermined timing schedule.
  • the pressurized air device may have an electrically or a cam controlled valve to time the air discharge from the pressurized air device.
  • pressurized air from the pressurized air device blows the flap 266 away from the bottoming drum so that the bottom closing roller can fold the inner flap.
  • the pressurized air device may be adjusted to blow air at or tangentially to the bottoming drum.
  • FIGS 16A through 16E show the typical operations for closing the bottom of a cut gusseted tube using a bottoming drum with a first clamp and a clampless bar mechanism.
  • FIG. 16A shows the clampless device 350 holding the cut gusseted tube 288 and the pressurized air device 352 blowing air in the direction arrows 358 to move the inner flap 266 away from the bottoming drum 314.
  • FIG. 16B shows the bottom closing roller 318 starting to fold the inner flap 266.
  • the bottom closing roller 318 moving faster than the bottoming drum 314, folds the inner flap 266 of the cut gusseted tube 288 by pushing the inner flap 266 downward.
  • the slideable fingers on the clampless bar mechanism retract, causing the inner flap 266 to spring against the roller.
  • the bottom closing roller 318 continues to move in the direction of arrow 324, away from the bottoming drum.
  • the outer flap 268 continues to move forward with the bottoming drum in the direction of arrow 312.
  • the stationary bottom closing plate 326 pushes the outer flap 268 against the inner flap 266.
  • FIG. 17 shows an example of a pressurized air system 550 having a pressurized air device 552.
  • the pressurized air system 550 has a horizontal bar 554 for holding a support 556.
  • a rotating shaft 558 drives a cam 560 with a lobe 561 that operates a cam follower 563 which controls an air valve 562.
  • An air supply line (not shown) supplies air to the air valve 562, and an air line 564 provides pressurized air from the air valve 562 to inlet port 566 of the pressurized air device 552 when the air valve 562 is actuated by the lobe 561.
  • Each outlet port of the pressurized air device has at least one flexible line 568 having a nozzle 570. Multiple ports may be used, and some factors that determine the number of outlet ports and flexible lines associated therewith include the type of bag being produced, the material used to make the bag, and the size of the bag.
  • An operator adjusts the flexible air lines 568 to direct the pressurized air to blow the inner flap 266 away from the bottoming drum.
  • the cam 560 rotates on synchronized shaft 558, whereby the lobe 561 of the cam 560 pushes the cam follower 563 upward, opening the air valve 562 and thereby supplying pressurized air to the pressurized air device 552 through air line 564.
  • the cam 560 provides proper timing for the pressurized air device 552 operation and conserves air by opening the air valve 562 only when pressurized air is needed to blow the inner flap away from the bottoming drum.

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  1. Mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier comprenant :
    un tambour d'agencement de fond (314) ayant une première extrémité, une seconde extrémité et une paroi latérale disposée entre les deux,
    un premier doigt coulissant (372) et un second doigt coulissant (378), et
    un premier mécanisme d'actionnement (370) communiquant avec le premier doigt coulissant pour actionner le premier doigt coulissant, et un second mécanisme d'actionnement (376) communiquant avec le second doigt coulissant pour actionner le second doigt coulissant,
    caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier comprend une barre (360) fixée sur le tambour d'agencement de fond, la barre ayant une première extrémité (362) et une seconde extrémité (364), un premier bloc de guidage (366) relié à la première extrémité de la barre et un second bloc de guidage (368) relié à la seconde extrémité de la barre, dans lequel le premier doigt coulissant est relié au premier bloc de guidage et le second doigt coulissant est relié au second bloc de guidage.
  2. Mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les premier et second mécanismes d'actionnement sont des vérins pneumatiques.
  3. Mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les premier et second mécanismes d'actionnement sont des actionneurs électriques.
  4. Mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre un dispositif de synchronisation (486) communiquant avec les premier et second mécanismes d'actionnement pour commander la synchronisation de l'actionneur.
  5. Mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre un dispositif à air sous pression (352) ayant une entrée d'air (353) et une sortie d'air (355), le dispositif d'air sous pression étant situé à proximité du tambour d'agencement de fond.
  6. Mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la sortie du dispositif d'air sous pression est orientée pour souffler de l'air au niveau d'une paroi latérale du tambour d'agencement de fond.
  7. Mécanisme d'agencement de fond d'un sac de papier selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la sortie du dispositif d'air sous pression est orientée pour souffler de l'air tangentiellement par rapport à une paroi latérale du tambour d'agencement de fond.
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